My Backyard Birding

Hi! In this article, I'm going to show you my backyard birding in Central Texas. I hope you enjoy it!

Birdfeeders

I have two birdfeeders: a mixed seed hopper feeder and a black oil sunflower tube feeder. So far, I have seen Carolina chickadees, black-crested titmice, cardinals, blue jays, house finches, lesser goldfinches(black-backed version), American goldfinches, chipping sparrows, house sparrows, mourning doves, white-winged doves, and Carolina wrens on the hopper feeder. Since I recently got it, the tube feeder has only attracted Carolina chickadees, black-crested titmice, Carolina wrens, Bewick's wrens, house finches, and house sparrows. But, since I also added a plate to sit on, cardinals, mourning doves, and white-winged doves come also.

I am thinking of putting a platform feeder for ground birds, but if I do the squirrels will eat all the seeds. I am trying to find a way to stop squirrels from eating everything on ground feeders.

Birdbaths/Dustbathing

To make my own birdbath, I simply put sticks and rocks in a metal plate, filled it with water, and tied a hanging bucket to the tree and also filled it with water. This way, water dripped from the bucket to the plate and attracted birds by the sound of water.

I have seen cardinals, Carolina wrens, mourning doves, white-winged doves, robins, Carolina chickadees, black-crested titmice, northern mockingbirds, house finches, and house sparrows at my birdbath. I clean my birdbath about every two days.

Also, I have seen several house sparrows, Bewick's wrens, and Carolina wrens dustbathing in the dust on the ground. It is cool to see the tiny birds roll around in the dust.

Spring and Fall Migration

I have not seen much migration in our backyard. I have only seen Mourning, Wilson's, and Orange-crowned warblers coming here during fall. Once, I saw a flock of dickcissel flying over my backyard, twittering and chirping. I hope to see more migration in fall and spring in the following years.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed this article! As the years go by, I will add more things to our backyard to hopefully attract a bigger diversity of birds. Also, if you want to learn more about migration, I have another article talking about bird migration in general.